"Two events intertwine: that of the mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro: his arrest, the press conference and the people applauding. 

On the other, the procession through the streets of Palermo crowding around the coffin of Biagio Conte, a person who spent his life helping the poor. There were thousands of people who attended the long vigil, which was moving and heartfelt, in the cathedral. 

Two parallel lives. 30 years on the run and avoiding arrest on the one hand. 30 years on a Mission of Hope and Charity on the other. 
A sterile life, which has generated evil and loneliness, and a fruitful life, fully realised, which has promoted good, and created community. 

Violence gives rises to a commitment to justice, in charity. This was the widespread feeling of the people accompanying Biagio Conte to the cathedral yesterday. 

Two opposite paradigms and the profound meaning of life. 
Many wanted to carry Biagio on their shoulders, even for a few steps. 
It was always he, being the giant that he is, who carried us on his". 

Francesco Cavallini SJ, Palermo